Greek Language & Literature Essays, Research Papers & Term Papers (453) essays
Greek Language & Literature essays:
A letter written to Anigone from Ismene trying to talk her out of burying their brother
... and obey our king. Creon has said that anyone who touches Polynices 's body will be stoned to death. Polynices is dead and gone, but Antigone you are alive and have a great life ahead of you. You are betrothed to Haemon. Soon the two of you will be husband and wife and ...
Medea- Explain how Medeas hate for Jsaon and Glause motivate her actions and lead to her eventual downfall.
... literature, the behavior of a character or group of characters is motivated by emotion. In Euripides' drama Medea, Medea is motivated by hate. Her hate causes her to do many hurtful things to Jason and Glause. Throughout the story Medea suffers the consequences of her actions and ...
Gilgemesh
... Gilgamesh, Enkidu and the Humbaba . Death takes Humbaba , by means of Gilgamesh and Enkidu and their powerful fighting skills. As told in the story of the Humbaba 's death, "Gilgamesh listened to the word of his companion, he took the axe in his hand, he drew the sword from his belt, and ...
Hector vs. Achilles A Contrast and Comparison Essay
... wine, mother, not now-you'd sap my limbs, I'd lose my nerve for war.' (VI, 179-180) Like all the other men of their time and culture, both Hector and Achilles knew that their most important duty was to fight wars. In the Iliad, by Homer, war ...
Comparison of "The Odyssey" and "O' Brother Where Art Thou"
... Brother Ulysses is seduced by the women bathing in the lake. In The Odyssey , Odysseus ' son doesn't recognize him. In O' Brother Ulysses' daughter doesn't recognize him. In The Odyssey , Odysseus ' wife was forced to marry one of the men of the kingdom, but Odysseus fights and ...
Select two characters from the works Medea and Pygmalion and compare the means by which these characters are constructed and developed.
... Euripides and Shaw employ a range of techniques to present the compelling personas of their female protagonists, Medea and Eliza. The intense emotional transformation of Medea and Eliza's striking physical change are formed by such methods as language, tone, stage direction and ...
Greek contributions to the Western Civilization
... people should have the right of advancement, political decisions, and the right to serve the public. ... and are still used today as a way for countries to have friendly rivalries instead of fighting. The western civilization also got many philosophies from the Greeks to better understand ourselves, and ...
Desire and character in Medea
... Medea is portrayed as a disheartened woman betrayed by her husband in the pursuit of another lover. She is observed to be a woman of extreme emotion and one of great devotion to her family, and above all her husband ...
Why Odysseues is a hero in "The Odyssey".
... Homers, "The Odyssey" Odysseus is recognized as a hero because he has done many things to earn this respect. Odysseus has used his intelligence to save his men from Cyclops and the sirens, his courageousness to save his men from Circe and the sirens, and ...
Antigone As A Tragic Hero
... by reminding her of their father and brother, Oedipus, and his prophecy. "Oedipus died, everyone hating him/... Think how much more terrible than these/ Our own death would be if we should go against/ Creon/ And do what he has forbidden!" and still Antigone ...